Swedish noun · adverb

väster

the west/ˈvɛsːtɛr/

väster as a noun

Meaning

the west

In Swedish: riktning där solen går ned

väster as an adverb

Meaning

west; westward

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What does väster mean?

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What does väster mean in English?

väster means “the west”.

Origin

From Old Swedish væster, from Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą.

Nearby common words

väster is number 5,650 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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5,647ledarskap leadership
5,648hysterisk hysterical
5,649baseball alternative form of baseboll
5,651anspråk pretension, requirement
5,652kossa (moo-)cow
5,653oväder storm
5,654prototyp prototype

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary